00HOUSE BILL NO. 417                                                                                                      
01 "An Act relating to the possession of deadly weapons within the grounds of or                                           
02 on the parking lot of preschools, elementary, junior high, and secondary schools;                                       
03 and relating to school lockers and other containers provided in a public or                                             
04 private school by the school or the school district."                                                                   
05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
06    * Section 1. AS 11.61.220(a) is amended to read:                                                                     
07  (a)  A person commits the crime of misconduct involving weapons in the fifth                                          
08 degree if the person                                                                                                    
09   (1)  knowingly possesses a deadly weapon, other than an ordinary                                                     
10 pocket knife or a defensive weapon, that is concealed on the person;                                                    
11   (2)  knowingly possesses a loaded firearm on the person in any place                                                 
12 where intoxicating liquor is sold for consumption on the premises;                                                      
13   (3)  being an unemancipated minor under 16 years of age, possesses a                                                 
14 firearm without the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor;                                                       

01   (4)  knowingly possesses a [FIREARM]                                                                               
02   (A)  deadly weapon or a defensive weapon within the grounds                                                       
03 of or on a parking lot immediately adjacent to a public or private preschool,                                           
04 elementary, junior high, or secondary school, or postsecondary educational                                             
05 institution, without the permission of the chief administrative officer of the                                         
06 school [OR] district, or postsecondary educational institution, or the designee                                       
07 of the chief administrative officer, except that a person 21 years of age or older                                      
08 may possess                                                                                                             
09   (i)  a deadly weapon other than a loaded firearm [AN                                                             
10 UNLOADED FIREARM] in the trunk of a motor vehicle or encased in                                                         
11 a closed container in a motor vehicle;                                                                                
12   (ii)  a defensive weapon; or                                                                                       
13   (B)  firearm within the grounds of or on a parking lot                                                            
14 immediately adjacent to a center, other than a private residence, licensed under                                        
15 AS 47.35.010 - 47.35.075 or recognized by the federal government for the care                                           
16 of children; or                                                                                                         
17   (5)  possesses or transports a switchblade or a gravity knife.                                                       
18    * Sec. 2.  AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                      
19  Sec. 14.03.105.  SCHOOL LOCKERS.  (a)  Subject to (b) of this section, a                                              
20 locker or other container provided in a public or private school by the school or the                                   
21 school district may be searched and examined with the permission of the chief                                           
22 administrative officer of the school or the school district or the designee of the chief                                
23 administrative officer to determine compliance with school regulations, school district                                 
24 regulations, and local, state, and federal laws.                                                                        
25  (b)  Notices in letters at least two inches high stating the right and the intention                                  
26 of school and school district officers to permit searches and examinations under (a) of                                 
27 this section shall be posted in prominent locations throughout a school for two weeks                                   
28 before a search or examination is conducted.  Notices under this subsection may be                                      
29 continuously posted.                                                                                                    
30  (c)  Nothing in this section limits the ability of a peace officer, chief                                             
31 administrative officer, or other appropriate person, acting in compliance with local,                                   

01 state, or federal laws, to search a locker or other container provided in a public or                                   
02 private school by the school district.